Lancaster, PA: printed and sold by John Baer's Sons, [1870]. 4to, pp. [36] unpaginated; looped cord in upper left corner for hanging, as issued; corners curled; otherwise very good. Contains astrological charts for each month, weather predictions, fables, anecdotes, and an assortment of other writings, including a "fable of an..... More
Jamaica, NY: B. A. Mackinnon, H. K. Fly, Publishers, 1930. 4to, pp. [2]. 435-476; text in double column, plain text illustrations throughout; original red pictorial wrappers; general shelf wear, pages quite toned and rather brittle due to poor paper quality, else a very good, still sturdy copy. Contributions include Cyril..... More
New York: J. Sabin and Sons, 1876. 8vo, pp. [103]-136, xcv-cx, 5, [1]; original printed paper wrappers, unopened; edges frayed, else very good and sound; one of the last issues of this important bibliographic periodical, which ended its run at number 86 in 1877. Literary criticism, Obituaries, Gossip, Bibliographies, etc...... More
Philadelphia: George W. Childs, Christmas, 1869. 8vo, pp. [32], 521-616; numerous illustrated ads for books, many full-p., including 1 colored lithograph; original decorative cream wrappers printed in red and blue; some edge wear and soiling, but generally very good. This semimonthly trade journal ran from 1863-72, and was superceded by..... More
New York: The Grolier Club, 2007. First edition limited to 1500 copies designed and printed under the direction of Luke Ives Pontifell at the Thornwillow Press; 8vo, pp. [4], 11-93, [3]; 11 tipped-in illustrations (a number in color); fine copy in original red wrappers with printed paper label on upper..... More
Philadelphia: Ellwood Walter, 1827. 4to, pp. 153, [1]; stab-bound with wooden slats, 3 engraved plates, including frontispiece of Merryweather Lewis reprinted from Analectic Magazine; pages toned and foxed; damp-stained throughout; edges torned and scuffed; lateral tears with minimal loss. A collection of poems, short fiction, reviews, humor, news, opinion pieces..... More
Providence: Sidney S. Rider & Brother (printed for private distribution), 1869. Of this pamphlet only twenty-five copies are printed, all of this size; two of which are on blue paper (this one of 23 on regular paper); slim 8vo, pp. 37, [3]; printed on rectos only; contemporary half blue straight-grain..... More
Urbana, Illinois: 1966. Limited edition of an unstated number (likely small and likely only for the class and instructors), 4to, pp. [16]; printed in red and black; 12 alphabets as conceived by 12 students; two small red spots on front cover, else fine in original gray wrappers printed in red..... More
[Minneapolis]: Coffee House Press, 1989. 11" x 14" broadside, printed at the first Coffee House Press Open House, 1989. More
New York: Frank Tousley, [1902]. 12mo, pp. 60, [4] ads; original pictorial wrappers slightly chipped; text toned; all else very good. Not in OCLC, Blockson, or Afro-Americana. More
New York: American Art Association Anderson Galleries, 1938. 8vo, pp. [4], 90, [2]; original tan pictorial wrappers; very good. 479 lots including fine colored plate books, American and English first editions, etc. More
[Minneapolis]: Coffee House Press, 1999. 13.5" x 10.5" broadside commemorating the 15th anniversary of CHP, featuring relief print, artist unknown. More
[Minneapolis]: Coffee House Press, n.d., [1992 or after]. Broadside, 11.5" x 18", two color on blue paper. More
Providence: printed by Nathaniel and Benjamin Heaton, for Joseph J. Todd ... at the sign of the Bible and Anchor, 1799. First edition, 16mo, pp. viii, [1], 10-280; contemporary full calf, gilt-decorated spine, red morocco label, blue sprinkled edges; spine rubbed, joints restored; good and sound. Includes selections from Goldsmith..... More
New York: Cameron & Buckley, 1916. 4to, 12 leaves (7 photo-engraved), self wrappers, ribbon-tied; fine. Portrait of Crane on the front, 10 illustrations of Crane in character (John Falstaff and David Harum among them). William H. Crane (b. 1845-1928) a prominent American actor who worked in opera, comedy, farce and..... More
New York: Mason Brothers, 28 Park Row, n.d., [1855]. 8vo, pp. xi, [2], 14-456; tinted lithograph frontispiece, wood-engraved chapter headings and tail-pieces; original blindstamped brown cloth, gilt-stamped spine; binding a bit skewed, spine ends cracked, corners worn; good and sound. Wright II, 257: "A joint temperance production of the Abbott..... More
Colorado Springs: The Press at Colorado College, [1982]. Edition limited to 140 copies (this, unnumbered), 8vo, pp. [54]; original cream cloth stamped in blind on upper cover; fine copy. From the library of Kim Merker. Includes poems in translation by Roland Giguere, Gaston Miron, Ralph Gustafson, and D. H. Jones..... More
Iowa City, Iowa: December fifteenth, 1961. Bifoliate dinner invitation printed in red and black; fine. From the library of Kim Merker. Includes a list of the dinner guests and a poem by Paul Engle, "Baldwin Maxwell Beguiled." Set up and printed by Harry Duncan at the Typographic Laboratory. More
Philadelphia: J. Hamilton, 1867. Second series, 12mo, pp. 208; original rust cloth gilt; lacking 1 prelim leave, else very good. More
[Salem]: January 1, 1869. 8vo, (16.5 x 11.5 cm), pp. [1], 1-7; unbound; small tear in the top corner of the title page; very good. Brown and Salem State only in OCLC, the former in a smaller format, and the latter with unnumbered pages. Verse on local Essex County topics..... More
N.p. Sept. 28, [1842?]. Folio bifolium (approx. 15" x 12"), tears in the margins with some minor loss, previous folds; the text signed at the end "Marius." A curious and mysterious essay that may be a satire by the editor of a literary magazine. This first person narrative describes "a..... More
[Eugene, Oregon]: Frog Print, 2010. 8vo, pp. [2], 21, [1]; pictorial self wrappers with an illustration by Guerrillustrate; printed by photocopy; some wrinkling, but generally near fine. From the library of Kim Merker. Laid in is a note to Kim Merker from "Julie": "Kim - Here is my latest Frog..... More
Cummington, Massachusetts: Cummington Press, 1940-41. 2 volumes, 8vo, pp. [22]; [20]; woodcuts by Zola Marcus and Frederick Marantz; about fine in original pictorial wrappers. Ownership stamp of Will Ransom inside the back cover of each volume noting these were purchased directly from the press in November 1941 for 75 cents..... More
Providence: printed and sold by J. S. Hayward, six rods east of the Market, n.d., [ca. 1830]. Broadside (approx. 11½" x 9"), text in double column beneath the title and a wood engraving of the said Harry at a writing desk; large loss in the upper right corner barely touching..... More
Williamsburgh, Massachusetts: 1971. 12mo,, pp. [12]; printed in red and black; original green wrappers; catalogue of eleven titles from the press, with prices, limitation sizes, and other specifics. From the library of Kim Merker. More
